Hong Kong - Cases - 20

[FrenchieGirl]

Hong Kong confirms two more swine flu cases

From correspondents in Hong Kong
Agence France-PresseMay 23, 2009 08:42pm

HONG KONG officials today confirmed two new cases of swine flu, raising the city's total number of infections to six, local radio reported.
The two new patients arrived from the US last night and were being treated in isolation at Princess Margaret Hospital, RTHK said.

Hong Kong's latest cases came nearly three weeks after officials confirmed Asia's first case of the A(H1N1) virus, which sparked a week-long quarantine for around 300 hotel guests and staff in the city.

More than 11,100 cases and 86 deaths have been recorded worldwide since A(H1N1) influenza emerged in Mexico and the US a month ago.

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Hong Kong - Cases - 20

Hong Kong confirms five new cases of A/H1N1 flu

www.chinaview.cn 2009-05-29 18:49:57 Print

HONG KONG, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Five people were tested positive for the A/H1N1 virus in Hong Kong on Friday, taking the number of confirmed cases of the disease in the city to 20, local health authorities told at a press briefing Friday afternoon.

The five people, including two men and three women, aged 12 to 24, all came back from the United States, said Gabriel Leung, under secretary for Food and Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, adding that this brings the total number of infections in Hong Kong to 20.

Leung said the disease is spreading rapidly in the Western Pacific region, with more cases on the Chinese mainland. He expected locally contracted infections to occur in the near future.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/29/content_11453811.htm